Lockett v. Ohio
| Lockett v. Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Argued January 17, 1978 Decided July 3, 1978 | |
| Full case name | Lockett v. Ohio |
| Citations | 438 U.S. 586 (more) 98 S. Ct. 2954; 57 L. Ed. 2d 973; 1978 U.S. LEXIS 133 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | State v. Lockett, 49 Ohio St. 2d 48, 358 N.E.2d 1062 (1976); cert. granted, 434 U.S. 889 (1977). |
| Holding | |
| The Ohio statute violated the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments in failing to require consideration of all mitigating factors surrounding the accused murderer before coming to the decision to apply the death penalty. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Burger (parts I and II), joined by Stewart, White, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist, Stevens |
| Plurality | Burger (part III), joined by Stewart, Powell, Stevens |
| Concurrence | Blackmun (in part and in judgment) |
| Concurrence | Marshall (in judgment) |
| Concur/dissent | White |
| Concur/dissent | Rehnquist |
| Brennan took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amends. VIII, XIV | |
Lockett v. Ohio, 438 U.S. 586 (1978), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that sentencing authorities must have the discretion to consider at least some mitigating factors, rather than being limited to a specific list of factors.